Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 10 — Recreation and Parks
Santa Maria Municipal Code Ch. 10-1 Administration
Santa Maria Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Maria
Cite as: Santa Maria Municipal Code Chapter 10-1 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Section 10-1.01. City Rangers designated Peace Officers.¶
All persons appointed to the classifications of "Park Services Officer" or "Park Services Aide" and regularly employed and paid as such by the City are Peace Officers and designated as city rangers for purposes of Penal Code Section 830.31(b). The primary duty of such Peace Officers shall be the protection of public property and the preservation of the peace in and around city parks, public open space, public parking areas and public rights of way within the City of Santa Maria. The Director of Recreation and Parks or his/her designee shall serve as the City of Santa Maria's Principal Park Services Officer and shall have the authority to oversee, select and train persons in the classification of Park Services Officer/Aide.
(Prior Code § 2-91.11; Ord. 2005-01, eff. 3/3/05)
Section 10-1.02. Adoption of fees and regulations.¶
The Recreation and Parks Commission is authorized to adopt such reasonable regulations for the safe use of City parks as it deems necessary; provided that the adoption of each such regulation shall be reported to the City Council at its first regular meeting next following the adoption of the regulation. At the meeting the City Council may consider the regulation and, if it deems the regulation unnecessary, unreasonable or not in the best interest of the City and of the public, may order the regulation repealed and voided forthwith, by motion of a majority of the Council, and the regulation shall be then and there null and void; provided, that such action shall not affect the validity of such regulations, or actions based thereon, prior to such avoidance and repeal by the Council.
The Recreation and Parks Commission is authorized to hold public hearings related to proposed fees and fee adjustments for recreation programs and services and to provide recommendations to the City Council regarding the adoption of new fees or changes to existing fees. Fees shall be developed in accordance with the fee structure and methodology approved by the City Council. No fee or fee adjustment shall be effective unless approved by the City Council by resolution or ordinance.
(Prior Code § 2-91.9; Ord. 2025-03, eff. 8/1/2025; Ord. 2026-01, eff. 5/7/2026)
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